Election results: Christopher Luxon says outcome 'too close to call'

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National leader Christopher Luxon addressed supporters late on Saturday night after one of the most uncertain elections in New Zealand's MMP history.

National leader Christopher Luxon addressed supporters late on Saturday night after one of the most uncertain elections in New Zealand's MMP history.

"I have to tell you right now it is too close to call," he told a crowd at Auckland's Viaduct Events Centre.

"Tonight New Zealand has voted and it looks like certainly an MMP special," he said, but expressed optimism that the coalition could return to power.

"It is heartening to see that on the numbers so far, National is once again the largest party in Parliament and we have a pathway to forming the next government."

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